Inside the fight against the parasite Cyclospora
Parasite-induced cases of explosive diarrhea are sweeping the United States. Containing the outbreak won’t be easy.
Category: Science
No, SpudCells aren’t alive. But they’re a step toward the first synthetic life
The lab-made cells open a window into what’s possible for synthetic life, researchers say.
‘RNA can do things which we have never seen before’: New study challenges assumptions about what RNA was up to at the dawn of life
Scientists long thought that when RNA kick-started life on Earth 4 billion years ago , it could form only small, simple structures. But new research
‘These are striking forecasts’: Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a humanitarian crisis
This year’s El Niño will almost certainly become the strongest ever recorded, an analysis by a prominent climate researcher has warned. Though other scientists have
‘Explosive diarrhea’ parasite infections in 5 states linked to Taco Bell lettuce; other cases still under investigation
U.S. health officials have identified shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell as one source of contamination behind an outbreak of parasitic infections affecting over
‘Shared cosmic experience’: ‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Earth’s population during ultraclose 2029 flyby, new maps reveal
Up to 90% of Earth’s population may be able to see the enormous “God of Chaos” asteroid Apophis zoom past our planet in less than
Heaven Lake: China’s deepest lake sits atop a colossal volcano and belongs mostly to North Korea
QUICK FACTS Name: Tianchi Lake, or Heaven Lake Location: China-North Korea border Coordinates: 42.0091, 128.0593 Why it’s incredible: It is the deepest lake in China
Math puzzle: A sequence of odd events
Solve the math puzzle from our August 2026 issue, in which a family investigates an odd happening.
The 2024 New Jersey meteorite contains amino acids
The brine-formed meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey roof in 2024 could teach us about how life first arrived on Earth.
Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.
Several ancient Egyptian princesses buried with bows, arrows and a dagger may have trained with those weapons during their lives, possibly using them while hunting
Ancient Egyptian princesses knew their way around weapons of war
Analysis of six mummies from ancient Egypt challenges the idea that the bows and daggers buried with some royal women were merely ceremonial.
An ancient Maya astronomer finally has a name
A Maya calendar formula bears the name Sak Tahn Waax, the first known Classic Maya mathematician-astronomer directly credited for such work.
Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared
Archaeologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a 2,400-year-old bronze chariot that was used to honor the gods and may have had links to
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve decades-old math puzzle
Two physicists have used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to solve a stubborn mathematical problem in physics that had vexed researchers for more than a decade.